Cuts in services
Weston-super-Mare’s ‘underfunded’ hospital at risk due to new cuts
Weston and North Somerset Trades Council has called for a stop to ‘bewildering’ cuts to the NHS as concern for … Read more
Have your say on future of the district’s stroke service
HEALTH watchdogs are urging people district wide to have their say over possible cuts to emergency stroke services. Under massive … Read more
More funding is needed for shake-up to A&E services in mid Essex, claims medical union
A SHAKE-UP to A&E services in mid Essex will be “unachievable” without more funding, a leading medical union has said. … Read more
NHS in Crisis? North Herts health and social care providers must meet challenge of huge funding gap but are well placed to begin transformation
As the national media reported extensively this week, there is a huge hole in funding for health care which needs … Read more
Epsom Hospital’s A&E among 3 being reviewed in region because keeping all open is ‘not sustainable’
Epsom Hospital is one of three in the region whose A&Es are under review by NHS England because keeping them … Read more
Private hospital put NHS patients ‘at high risk of harm’
A private hospital that treats thousands of NHS patients put their safety at risk, says a new report by the health … Read more
Hospital bosses deny reports that Macclesfield A&E will close
Hospital bosses have hit back at reports that the A&E department will be closed. Reports in the national press have … Read more
£115m plans to downgrade North Tees A&E can’t be achieved without ‘drastic’ cuts, says senior doctor
Dr George Rae says plans for NHS have been developed ‘behind closed doors’ and can’t be achieved without further investment. … Read more
Social Care should be an ‘urgent priority’
Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight could see some health services moving away from … Read more
Delivering sustainability and transformation plans
From ambitious proposals to credible plans This report examines the content of the 44 sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) that … Read more
Plans to move Notts hospital services into community and close 200 beds ‘a cover for cuts’
Plans to move more hospital services into the community and close 200 beds across Nottinghamshire is ‘a cover for cuts’ … Read more
Our entire country is in denial about the NHS, including Philip Hammond
Imagine a large barrel that we pull apart, reconstruct and expand (at considerable expense) every year. Imagine we need to … Read more
Hospitals feel the strain all year
The impact of cuts in health and social care is becoming extremely dangerous for patients with crucial hospital space being … Read more
Government cutting beds across UK hospitals in NHS money saving measures
Hospitals will have to be closed and beds cut as part of a series of money-saving measures across the NHS … Read more
‘No plans’ to downgrade services at Milton Keynes Hospital
Milton Keynes Hospital has denied that some of its departments could be identified for possible closure. The council expressed ‘deep … Read more
Jeremy Hunt urged to intervene after NHS bar stem cell funding for cancer patients
Jeremy Hunt has been urged to intervene on behalf of cancer patients “abandoned” by the NHS in a row over … Read more